Public Parking
Waterfront Parking
A digital waterfront permit is required to park for free at specific waterfront areas. You can park without a permit for $15/hour with a daily max of $60 (rate effective starting May 1, 2026) in waterfront parking areas, enforced 24/7/365.
The digital waterfront parking permit is free for Barrie residents. There is no cost for residents to use the HotSpot app or website to get their digital permit, and no payment information is required. For a map of all applicable parking lots, please click here.
The applicable parking lots include:
Centennial Boat Launch *parking for vehicles with trailers only
Centennial Beach Lot
Johnson's Beach
Lot
Minet's Point Lot
General John Hayter Southshore Community Centre Lot
Tiffin Boat Launch *parking for vehicles with trailers only
Tyndale
Park Lot
Will Dwyer Park Lot
Lakeshore Drive between Simcoe St. & Minet's Point Rd.
For more information, visit barrie.ca
Downtown Parking
There are more than 2,000 parking spaces within walking distance of the best restaurants, shopping, culture and entertainment in Downtown Barrie. Click here to see the Downtown Barrie Parking Map.
For downtown parking rate information, visit barrie.ca/parking.
For more information, visit barrie.ca
